Anil Seth on a New Science of Consciousness | Closer To Truth Chats

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, discusses his new theory about how we experience the world and the self. He talks about the "real problem" of consciousness, measuring consciousness, and the brain as a Predictive Perception Machine. Book tickets to Anil Seth's talk with New Scientist on Thursday, Sep. 9 at 1 p.m. ET and use promo code CTT0909 to receive a 10% discount: https://www.newscientist.com/science-events/consciousness-2/ Seth's book, Being You: A New Science of Consciousness, is available for purchase in the UK and the US: https://amzn.to/3jI9ss7 Anil Seth is Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex. His research focuses on understanding the biological basis of consciousness by bringing together research across neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, psychology, philosophy and psychiatry. Register for free at closertotruth.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. © 2021 Closer To Truth